Foreign Ministers from various Arab and Muslim countries denounced the Israeli Security Cabinet’s Sunday decision approving a wide-ranging set of measures intended to strengthen Israel’s administrative and legal control over the West Bank.The…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Foreign ministers condemn Israel’s West Bank measures
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Palestinians say new Israeli steps amount to de facto annexation
In a strongly worded joint statement on Monday, the foreign ministers of Egypt, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar condemned the announcement by Israel, describing it as “accelerating attempts at…
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Turkey's army chief says 'no plans to withdraw' from Syria
Turkey’s military chief said on Monday that Ankara has no plans to withdraw troops from northern Syria despite recent Damascus-SDF agreements.
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Norway police investigate diplomat couple over suspected Epstein corruption
By Terje Solsvik and Johan Ahlander
OSLO/STOCKHOLM, Feb 9 (Reuters) – Norwegian police are investigating two high-profile diplomats in a corruption probe announced on Monday, part of a widening scandal in the Nordic country and across Europe over…
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Syria joins anti ISIS coalition talks in Riyadh
Syria’s Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan Al-Shibani and Syria’s Head of the General Intelligence Agency Hussein Al-Salama travelled to Saudi Arabia for meetings on Sunday and Monday, February 8-9. They attended “the proceedings of the meeting…
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Explainer-What is the two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict?
Feb 9, (Reuters) – Israel has taken steps to help settlers acquire land in the occupied West Bank and widen its powers in parts of the territory where Palestinians have some self-rule – measures they said aimed to undermine the two-state…
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Arab states criticise Israel as it expands powers in occupied West Bank
By Ali Sawafta and Emily Rose
RAMALLAH/JERUSALEM, Feb 9 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates led regional states on Monday in condemning Israel’s move to ease settlement expansion and widen its powers in the West Bank, a…
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Arms production to air defense: Inside $350M Egypt-Turkey military pact
Ankara and Cairo’s military framework agreement goes beyond arms sales, reflecting a gradual strategic convergence that includes intelligence sharing in third countries.
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Israel Once Sought Calm in the West Bank. Now It Wants Explosions That Stoke Emigration
For the attention of the foreign ministries of countries that maintain warm relations with Israel: Its crusade against UNRWA and other local and international organizations must be understood in the context of its intent to expel the Palestinians…
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Sudanese nomads trapped as war fuels banditry and ethnic splits
By Eltayeb Siddig
NEAR AL-OBEID, Sudan, Feb 9 (Reuters) – Gubara al-Basheer and his family used to traverse Sudan’s desert with their camels and livestock, moving freely between markets, water sources, and green pastures.
But since war erupted in…
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